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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes provides update on right ankle injury

#Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes says he’s still not quite 100% in his recovery from the right ankle injury he suffered vs. the #Jaguars in the AFC divisional round of the playoffs.

There weren’t too many injury updates at the onset of the offseason program for the Kansas City Chiefs, but we did get some news on the most-talked-about ankle injury in the history of football.

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes suffered a right ankle injury in the second quarter of the AFC’s divisional round of the playoffs against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played on what would later be described as a high ankle sprain throughout the remainder of the playoffs, including in Super Bowl LVII.

Even over two months removed from the last game played, Mahomes indicated to reporters that he’s still not quite 100% and has some limitations due to the injury.

“Now, it’s been more about just kind of managing it, but getting the mobility back as best I possibly can,” Mahomes explained. “I wouldn’t say I’m 100%, but I’ve had no, necessarily, limitations. When you go through the grind of the week of training, you’re trying to push it and go through the rehab process, but at the same time, you want to make sure you’re still building. You might be a little sore on the weekends, but I think we’ve done a great job of pushing it to the right limit to where now I’m throwing and stuff like that and having no limitations there. Running and cutting, there will still be a few limitations going for the next few weeks.”

Mahomes said that the ankle is less significant in terms of his offseason work than the foot injury he worked back from during the 2021 NFL offseason. That injury required surgery and for him to wear a boot, but this injury required neither.

“I felt like we improved, especially these last few weeks, a ton. As far as the swelling, (it) went down finally and I don’t have that soreness as much as I was having it after just a few days of work. (With) the improvements that we’re making these last few weeks, I have a feeling that by the time we get to training camp, it won’t even be any question at all.  By the time we get to OTAs, I don’t think there will be any limitations on reps or anything like that, especially if I’m not running around a ton. At the same time, we’ll make sure with the rehab process that by the time I get to training camp that I can just roll out there and feel fine.”

All-in-all, Mahomes feels like he’s in a good place in terms of his rehab and recovery to be ready to go without any limitations come Week 1.

“I’m happy with where I’m at,” Mahomes said. “We’ll keep pushing it and getting me to the right spot for the beginning of the season.”

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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes aggravates ankle injury in Super Bowl LVII

#Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes appears to have aggravated his ankle injury against the #Eagles in Super Bowl LVII.

A nightmare situation is occurring for the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII.

Late in the second quarter, trying to make a play happen to help the team even the score ahead of halftime, Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes very clearly aggravated his ankle injury.

The play was botched from the start with a low snap from Creed Humphrey. With the timing of the play thrown off, Mahomes was scrambling out of the pocket, trying to pick up a first down on third-and-long. He was wrapped up down by his ankles by Eagles’ LB T.J. Edwards on the play and that seemed to be the issue.

Mahomes stayed down on the field for a moment before limping over to the sideline where he was in a ton of pain. He was met on the sideline by the training staff and by the one-minute mark in the second quarter, he was back standing on the sideline. We’ll see how it impacts Mahomes in the second half.

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Latest update on Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes’ ankle ahead of Super Bowl LVII

#Chiefs’ Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes provided some more clarity about the star QBs ankle injury on Wednesday.

The most talked about ankle in the world got some more press on Wednesday.

Kansas City Chiefs HC Andy Reid was the first to get a question about the ankle. After informing media members that he doesn’t drink coffee, Reid was asked what he’d need to see from Mahomes to feel comfortable with where Mahomes is at in his recovery.

“He’s been doing really well with his ankle,” Reid said. “We had a fast practice a couple of days ago and he moved pretty well. He can really do just about everything. So, at least everything in the game plan that we’ve asked him to do. I think he’ll be fine today.”

As for Mahomes, he remained consistent in his answers from opening night and Tuesday.

“Yeah, I don’t think you’ll know exactly until you get to game day,” Mahomes said. “I’m definitely in a better spot. I’m definitely moving around better than I was last week or two weeks ago. And so, it’s just trying to continue to get the treatment and the rehab and get as close as I can to 100 percent and rely on some adrenaline to give me a little extra when I’m on the field. It’s going to be definitely better, more mobile, I’ll be able to move around better for sure.”

It appears that Mahomes is getting better each and every day. He expects that so long as he has no setbacks and continues to do his treatment and rehab work, he’ll be in a better spot this week. At the same time, he’s hesitant to put any specific percentage number on it until he gets out on the field at State Farm Stadium.

“We’ll see on game day how close to 100 percent I can be,” Mahomes concluded.

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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes provides update on his ankle injury

#Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes says he didn’t take any steps backward in his recovery after playing through a high ankle sprain in the AFC title game.

Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes says that he’s no worse for wear after playing on a high ankle sprain in the AFC Championship Game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Speaking to media members ahead of practice on Thursday, Mahomes was asked whether he took any steps backward after playing through the injury. His response should have Chiefs fans thrilled.

“I dont think so,” Mahomes said. “I was just generally sore from the game. It was a physical game. I mean, my whole body was a little sore. So, I don’t think I had any steps backward or anything like that. No like reaggravation of the ankle. Just the general little bit of pain I had playing with it, but other than that, I feel like I’m in a good spot.”

Nothing more than general soreness reported by the star quarterback is good news. Even better news — Mahomes was listed as a full participant in the team’s 10-10-10 practice on Thursday.

He clearly did a good job of protecting himself, even in one of the most critical moments of the game. Mahomes says that when Bengals OLB Joseph Ossai hit him late and out of bounds, he didn’t even try to stop himself because of the risk of injury to himself and others.

“The most pain I had was stopping,” Mahomes said. “So, once he pushed me, it would have been hard to put my foot in the ground and try to stop. I rolled through it. You get over there with the heaters and benches and people, that’s a lot of times where people get hurt. That’s why I think there’s the reason there’s a flag for it. Once I got pushed I just tried to roll and not hurt people and not hurt myself.”

With Mahomes managing to keep the ankle injury on the right track, he should be able to make even more strides toward being 100% for Super Bowl LVII.

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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes felt first practice went better than expected

#Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes spoke to media members on Thursday, explaining that his first practice session of the week went better than he expected.

Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes provided reporters with an update on his ankle injury during his press conference on Thursday.

The latest comes a day following Mahomes completing a walkthrough followed by a full practice session on Wednesday, plus another walkthrough on Thursday morning. On Wednesday, he was excited at the opportunity to test out his ankle. Speaking to the media, Mahomes said he felt things went better than expected during his initial practice session.

“Yeah, I thought I had a good day yesterday,” Mahomes said. “Obviously, there were things you’ve got to work through here and there, but overall, it was probably better than I expected, being able to go out there and throw the football around and get the reps in that I needed to get in.”

Speaking on his mobility and ability to throw on the run, Mahomes said he feels like he can still do plenty, but some of that might be determined at the moment during the game on Sunday.

“Obviously, I feel like I can still do a lot of things,” Mahomes said. “But we’ll see as we get closer and closer and we’ll see during the game. I mean, you can’t fully do exactly what (situation) you’re going to be in, in those moments during the game. All I can do is prepare myself in the best way possible and when we get in the game, you hope adrenaline kind of takes over and you can get in those throws when you need to.”

As far as what Mahomes was able to accomplish in practice, he said he tried to treat everything like a normal Wednesday. He’s expecting another test and challenge in practice on Thursday, but ultimately he knows that he can’t prepare himself 100% for the things that he might face during the game.

“You try to go as far as you can and do exactly what you’d do on a normal Wednesday practice,” Mahomes said. “Luckily, Wednesday isn’t the hardest practice of the week so you get through the motions and you kind of do some stuff and move here and there. Today will be another test, a little bit of a harder practice, a little bit more speed. But like I said, you’re not going to be able to prepare yourself 100% for the game, but you can do the best you can to put yourself in those positions and hopefully, by the end of the week you’re in a better spot to go out there and do what you need to do to win.”

Mahomes had some very high praise for the Chiefs’ training staff and weight staff, along with his personal trainer Bobby Stroupe, when it comes to the preventative work they do to limit severe injuries.

Mahomes says that they’ve helped to prepare his body in the best way possible to bounce back in this particular moment.

“Yeah, I’ve got a lot of good people around me everywhere,” Mahomes said. “You can talk about the training staff here, you talk about the weight staff here and then you talk about (personal trainer) Bobby (Stroupe). I mean, we do a lot of things, kind of preventative stuff. You can’t prevent all injuries, but you can prepare your body the best way possible, so that whenever stuff like this last game happens you’re able to bounce back quickly. We’ve done a lot of ankle and knee and foot stuff, especially after my last few injuries I’ve had. And I think that has prepared me to bounce back quickly here and be able to be in a good spot so that hopefully I’m able to go out there and give 100% during the game.”

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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes excited to test his ankle at practice on Wednesday

#Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes spoke to reporters about his ankle injury ahead of practice on Wednesday.

Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes is hoping to have a better idea of where he’s at in his recovery from a high ankle sprain on Wednesday.

Andy Reid confirmed that Mahomes would practice, potentially in full capacity to start off the practice week. It was certainly a surprise, given how bad the injury looked when it occurred during the AFC divisional round tilt with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

When Mahomes addressed reporters on Wednesday, it was the first time since his postgame press conference on Saturday. He provided everyone with an update on his ankle.

“It’s doing good,” Mahomes said. “A few days of treatment, a few days of rehab. Excited to get on the practice field and kind of test it out and see where I’m at. But it’s feeling good so far.”

He took reporters through the moments following the game and what the rest of his week looked like in terms of testing, rehab and recovery work.

“Yeah, I was able to do some extra testing just to make sure everything was good the night after the game,” Mahomes said. “And then get a few things done to help the treatment kind of start off. The next few days have kind of been an all-day thing where you’re either doing treatment or rehab or watching film. I had to take Brittany (Mahomes) a few places with me, so I could be around the kids a little bit, but it’s a full-day thing where you’re trying to make sure you’re obviously prepared for the Bengals and a good football team mentally and physically.”

This isn’t the first injury that Mahomes has dealt with to his lower body in the NFL. Asked how this compares to the other injuries, Mahomes first described the toughest injury he faced — his turf toe injury during the 2020 playoffs.

“Probably my toe would be the toughest injury,” Mahomes said. “I remember when I had my toe, I had to curl my toes when I walked. So that was probably the toughest injury I’ve had to play through. But I’ve dealt with a lot of them and you kind of just have to get yourself to focus on what needs to be focused on and that’s the team that you’re playing. You prepare your body all week and when you get to Sunday you focus on playing the football game. That’s what I’m going to try to do this week.”

As for how this ankle sprain compares to the one he suffered against the Jaguars in Week 1 of the 2019 season, Mahomes says it’s a similar injury, but it will present a different challenge.

“Yeah, it’s very similar, just a different ankle,” Mahomes said. “Especially, different ankles at the quarterback position, you’re playing off of and throwing off different stuff. So the last one was the leg that I landed on, so I had to find ways to throw where I could land and keep it in the right spot. This time I’ll have to find ways to push off and still make throws the right way. Definitely similar in a sense, but different limitations that I’ll have to work through.”

What exactly his limitations might be in the AFC Championship Game against the Bengals remain to be seen. Right now, Mahomes says he’ll continue to push himself to be at his best for Sunday.

“I think we’ll see throughout the week,” Mahomes said. “I haven’t got to go out in practice yet and put myself in those positions. I’ve done limited stuff in kind of a small box of what I could do. But I’ll push it today and then the next day and then the next day again to see what I can do — to not reaggravate the injury obviously — but to push it to see what I’ll be able to do on Sunday.”

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Latest injury update on Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes’ ankle

According to multiple reports, #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes’ MRI revealed a high ankle sprain.

Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes was scheduled for additional tests on his right ankle on Sunday after injuring it during the AFC divisional round game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Chiefs HC Andy Reid spoke about the injury after the game, downplaying it as just a “tweak.” He confirmed that Mahomes received an X-Ray during the game that came back negative for any breaks or fractures.

According to reports from both NFL Network and ESPN, the MRI results revealed a high ankle sprain, but no additional damage.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport said to expect Mahomes to be very sore and limited during the course of the practice week.

After the game, Mahomes was insistent that he’d be good to play in the AFC Championship Game. This isn’t the first time that he’s played through a high ankle sprain either. In Week 1 of the 2019 NFL season against the Jaguars, Mahomes suffered an ankle sprain, also finishing the game.

That ankle sprain hindered him at times throughout the early season, but he was able to play through it without any significant drop-off in his play. His mobility, obviously, took the biggest hit. A good sign, however, is that just like that occasion, Mahomes was spotted after the AFC divisional round win without any brace or boot on his right foot.

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Chiefs LG Joe Thuney dealing with ankle injury vs. Broncos

#Chiefs LG Joe Thuney tried to tough out his ankle injury, but he has since been replaced by Nick Allegretti.

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Update: Thuney has been ruled out.

The second half of the Week 17 game against the Denver Broncos didn’t get started the way the Kansas City Chiefs had hoped.

After an incomplete pass to a wide-open Skyy Moore on second down, Chiefs LG Joe Thuney suffered an apparent injury on the ensuing play. The Broncos pushed the pocked and several bodies piled up as they tried to get to Patrick Mahomes. When players began to get up, Thuney remained down on the field.

Thuney was helped off the field by Creed Humphrey and Trey Smith. The training staff worked on his ankle on the sideline — perhaps the same ankle that he injured against the Buffalo Bills back in Week 6. That injury has nagged him all season and he eventually missed some time with it in Week 12 and Week 13. They eventually retapped his ankle and he was out on the field for the ensuing offensive series.

They’d eventually replace Thuney with Nick Allegretti and rule Thuney questionable to return to the game.

The fact that Thuney was able to return to the game is a positive sign as far as his outlook for the postseason is concerned. I think it’s a safe bet that at a minimum, Thuney will be held out of the Week 18 finale against the Las Vegas Raiders next week.

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Broncos RB Mike Boone has a potentially season-ending injury

Broncos RB Mike Boone suffered a high ankle sprain against the Chiefs.

Mike Boone’s season is probably over.

The running back left Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs in the first half after suffering an ankle injury. Before leaving the contest, Boone rushed three times for two yards and caught two passes for 27 yards.

After an eventual 34-28 loss, KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis reported that Boone suffered a “serious high ankle sprain.” It’s the same injury — and the same ankle — that sidelined the Denver Broncos’ running back for four weeks earlier this season.

With just four games remaining this year, Boone’s season is likely over (Denver was eliminated from playoff contention on Sunday). The running back totaled 198 yards from scrimmage in nine games this year. Boone is now set to become a free agent in 2023.

Elsewhere on the injury front for the Broncos, quarterback Russell Wilson has entered the NFL’s concussion protocol. If the quarterback passes through the protocol’s five phases, it’s possible that he could return in time for Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals, but it’s probably more likely that Brett Rypien is set to start in Week 15.

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Chiefs RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire suffers ankle injury vs. Chargers

#Chiefs RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire has been ruled questionable to return against the #Chargers with an ankle injury.

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The turf at SoFi Stadium seems to have claimed its first victim.

Kansas City Chiefs RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire got to work early in the Week 11 game against the Los Angeles Chargers on “Sunday Night Football.” He had two carries for nine yards. On the second carry, he got up limping to the sideline afterward.

He was spotted getting worked on by the training staff on the table and the team quickly ruled him as questionable to return to the game with an ankle injury. He was also later shown on the broadcast limping heavily into the tunnel for imaging on his injured ankle.

The Chiefs typically keep three running backs and a fullback active. If Edwards-Helaire is unable to return to the game, the team will have to rely on Isiah Pacheco, Jerick McKinnon and Michael Burton for the remainder of the game. Ronald Jones was among those made inactive for the game.

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